On this day in 1925, actor Lee Van Cleef was born.
Wikipedia.org Article for Lee Van Cleef:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Van_Cleef
In honor of this noteworthy date, Film366.com presents THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966) .......
Get ready for the Western of the Century ......
Run Time: 161 mins
Genre: Western, Drama
Format: Widescreen Format, Color
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach
IMDB.com Entry for the film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Wikipedia.org Article for the film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly
Wikipedia.org Article for Clint Eastwood:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood
Trailer for the film on Youtube:
Phil and also I chatted about The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on the Digging Star Wars audio blog podcast a few years ago .....
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach
IMDB.com Entry for the film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Wikipedia.org Article for the film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly
Wikipedia.org Article for Clint Eastwood:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood
Trailer for the film on Youtube:
Phil and also I chatted about The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on the Digging Star Wars audio blog podcast a few years ago .....
Let 's backtrack for a minute here. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (GBU), is the most famous of the Spaghetti Westerns, however, the Spaghetti Western was around a little bit before the release of GBU. The term basically describes Western films, based on American history, but are made in Europe, most notably Italy and Spain that came out in the 60s & 70s. It is actually a critical term that American critics coined in the 60s, making fun of these films, because America was so used to the TV westerns that filled the airwaves. But, as time moved forward, the term became acceptable as, well as, the films themselves, that have achieved critical acclaim today, long after their release.
GBU is the third film in a series known as "The Man With No Name" trilogy, directed by legendary Italian film Director Sergio Leone.
Wikipedia.org Article for Director Sergio Leone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone
It was shot in certain parts of Italy and Spain that best resembled the southern United States or northern Mexico. It stars Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach. The musical score was done by another legendary film composer named Ennio Morricone. He would later on do the score for De Palma's Untouchables, another great movie.
Wikipedia.org Article for Music Composer Ennia Morricone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone
Eli Wallach almost killed himself a couple times in this film. He accidentally drank acid, that he thought was his soda bottle and had sores in his mouth during filming because of it. During the train fight scene he was almost decapitated by iron steps that stuck out from the box cars. And, a startled horse ran off for about a mile with a bound up Wallach on it's back. Eli Wallach is brilliant and funny in this film too.
Wikipedia.org Article for Eli Wallach:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Wallach
This is Clint Eastwood at his best, back when he was cool and not the cranky old "get off my lawn" guy, who talks to chairs. Clint's character also influenced Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), in Back to the Future III (1990). Having mixed language speaking actors also complicated matters. Eastwood, Van Cleef and Wallach all spoke English, but most of the rest of the cast was Italian or Spanish, hence the need for dubbing. Sergio Leone spoke hardly any English, so he and Wallach communicated speaking French and the others had interpreters. Charles Bronson was originally chosen to be in Lee Van Cleef's "Bad" roll, but declined to be in the film. There is no dialogue in the first 10 1/2 minutes of the film, but who cares. GBU's strongest link is it's dreamy-like imagery mixed in with amazing mesmerizing music. This is what film is all about and this is the definitive Western. See it. - Phil
Just for Fun !!! - The best tracks of Ennio Morricone from GBU on YouTube:
Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) online or on TV right now.
http://gowatchit.com/movies/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-3336
Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/124944/
CHECK IN TOMORROW for our next Film of the Day !!!!
GBU is the third film in a series known as "The Man With No Name" trilogy, directed by legendary Italian film Director Sergio Leone.
Wikipedia.org Article for Director Sergio Leone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone
It was shot in certain parts of Italy and Spain that best resembled the southern United States or northern Mexico. It stars Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach. The musical score was done by another legendary film composer named Ennio Morricone. He would later on do the score for De Palma's Untouchables, another great movie.
Wikipedia.org Article for Music Composer Ennia Morricone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone
Eli Wallach almost killed himself a couple times in this film. He accidentally drank acid, that he thought was his soda bottle and had sores in his mouth during filming because of it. During the train fight scene he was almost decapitated by iron steps that stuck out from the box cars. And, a startled horse ran off for about a mile with a bound up Wallach on it's back. Eli Wallach is brilliant and funny in this film too.
Wikipedia.org Article for Eli Wallach:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Wallach
This is Clint Eastwood at his best, back when he was cool and not the cranky old "get off my lawn" guy, who talks to chairs. Clint's character also influenced Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), in Back to the Future III (1990). Having mixed language speaking actors also complicated matters. Eastwood, Van Cleef and Wallach all spoke English, but most of the rest of the cast was Italian or Spanish, hence the need for dubbing. Sergio Leone spoke hardly any English, so he and Wallach communicated speaking French and the others had interpreters. Charles Bronson was originally chosen to be in Lee Van Cleef's "Bad" roll, but declined to be in the film. There is no dialogue in the first 10 1/2 minutes of the film, but who cares. GBU's strongest link is it's dreamy-like imagery mixed in with amazing mesmerizing music. This is what film is all about and this is the definitive Western. See it. - Phil
Just for Fun !!! - The best tracks of Ennio Morricone from GBU on YouTube:
Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) online or on TV right now.
http://gowatchit.com/movies/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-3336
Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/124944/
CHECK IN TOMORROW for our next Film of the Day !!!!
Set your DVRs for January 17th. If you have EPIX2 on your cable GBU will be on at 9:40am.
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